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Stocking fillers: Blogmas day 6

The Christmas stocking is one of my favourite traditions! I’ve had one since I was a child and I will continue to do so because it’s christmassy & a great way to start off Christmas day!

So I started off by making a list of a few different things that would make great stocking fillers and then I have grouped them into stockings for £5 all the way up to £30. 

These are mainly aimed at women but I will include some male orientated stocking fillers at the bottom to help you out. Men are definatly harder to cater for when it comes to stockings. I’ll pop the prices & shops I have seen these in or a suggestion of where you can get something similar.

I have tried to make sure that the stockings have a bit of variety in them as that’s always fun, here goes…

A £5 Stocking This was really tricky but for as few little treats I’ve included: 

  • A Chocolate Santa or coins depending on their preference £1 (Supermarkets or poundshops)
  • Revolution blusher £1(Superdrug)
  • Flutter bath fizzer £1 (Superdrug)
  • Novelty socks £2.00 (Tesco) 

Total: £5.00

Another £5 Stocking.

  • Lush ‘Floating island’ bath oil bar £2.00
  • Chocolate £1
  • Revolution eyeshadow £1 (Superdrug)
  • Flutter make up sponge £1 or Flutter cute nail file set, pack of 3 £1 (Superdrug)

Total: £5.00

A £10 stocking.

  • The body shop ‘Shea treats’ set which includes a shower creme, body whip & beige bath lily £5
  • Chocolate coins or Santa £1
  • Mua lipstick £1 (Superdrug)
  • Revolution Blusher £1 (Superdrug)
  • Christmas socks  £2.00 (Tesco)

Total: £10.00



 Another £10 stocking.

  • Dove ‘Ever blossom’ bath & shower duo set, this comes with two of their bath & shower cremes & a bath puff £2.50 (Superdrug)
  • Chocolate Santa £1
  • Book £3.99 (Amazon) They currently have loads of bestselling books for only £3.99, get them quick.
  • Christmas socks £2.00 (Tesco)

Total: £9.49



A £15 stocking.

  • Lindor truffles 50g box £1 (Superdrug) or any chocolate.
  • ‘Stocking filler: 12 Christmas short stories £4.99 (paperback, Amazon) 
  • Maybelline Merry kissmas gift set £3.75 (Tesco)
  • Sanctuary ‘get cosy’ candle set £4.50 (Boots)
  • Flutter bath fizzer £1 (Superdrug)

Total: £15.25

Slightly over in this one but not much!

Another £15 stocking.

  • Lush ‘Comforter’ bubble bar £4.95
  • Tanya Burr ‘Mrs Claus’ Nail set £4 (Superdrug) 
  • Chocolate £1
  • Toucan coin purse £4.50 (paperchase) 

Total: £14.45

A £20 stocking.

  • The body shop beauty bag. This comes in different scents, shea, strawberry, citrus etc and includes a shower gel, hand cream & body butter in a cute little bag. All travel size. £10
  • Chocolate £1
  • A book £3.99 (Amazon) 
  • Tanya Burr ‘It’s kissmass’ lip gloss duo £5 (Superdrug)

Total: £19.99

Another £20 stocking.

  • Toucan coin purse £4.50 (paperchase)
  • Revolution redemption eyeshadow palette, different styles available £4 (Superdrug)
  • Chocolate £1 
  • Soap & Glory ‘Take your pink’ gift set which includes a shower puff, hand cream, body scrub & shower creme. £10 (Boots) 

Total: £19.50

£30 stocking.

  • No 7 ‘glamorous eyes’ palette £10 (Boots) 
  • Deboss notebook, this comes in lots of gorgeous designs £10 (paperchase) 
  • Lindor truffles 50g box £1 (Tesco)
  • Zoella Hungry hands ‘ginger cream’ hand cream £5 (Superdrug)
  • Lush ‘Dragon egg’ bath bomb £3.75

    Total: £29.75

        Another £30 stocking.

        • Ghost bauble, these come in different scents with a mini version of a Ghost perfume & another miniature too £8 (Boots) 
        • Real techniques ‘Core collection’ make up brush set £12.50 (Amazon)
        • Chocolate £1
        • Sanctuary ‘Get cosy’ candle set £4.50 (Boots)
        • Revolution blusher & eyeshadow £1 (Superdrug)
        • Lush Bath oil bar £2

          Total: £30

              Obviously you can mix and match, but these are just a few ideas for you that I’ve put together! 

              Some ideas for mens stockings are:

              • (Book) ‘Stocking fillers: 12 short christmas stories’ £4.99 (Amazon)
              • (Books) Some bestselling novels are £3.99 on Amazon  
              • Novelty socks (Primark, Tesco)
              • (Game) ’50 things to do once in a lifetime’ This is a dinner party game where you see how many you’ve done/suggest your own £6.20 (Amazon)
              • Chocolate coins/ Santa’s depending on their preference or any chocolate
              • No7 daily duo wash set, this includes a body & hair wash and a face wash £10 (Boots)
              • Lynx wash bag set, this includes two Lynx shower gel & a deodrant £10 (Boots/Superdrug)
              • Gillette flexiball set, this includes the flexiball razor & hydrating hydra gel £10 (Superdrug/Boots)
              • Aftershave; eg David Beckham, Ted Baker etc £10 (Superdrug/Boots)

              Websites: Boots Amazon Paperchase The body shop Superdrug

              I hope this has given you lots of ideas to fill up those stockings!!

              Before I go, day six of my beauty advent calender…

              A face make up brush. This is again a cute small size. 

              Ho Ho Ho 

              Roseanne 🎅

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              A relaxing bath 🛀🎃

              I love a bath! So I thought I would do a little blog post about my bath today & how I like it.

              I like to run a nice hot bath first and then choose a scent for my burner & a bath bomb.

              I went for my ‘Aromatherapy’ scent for my burner as it smells just like a spa, soooo relaxing 🕯

              I thought it would be good to use my Halloween, autumnal Lush bath bomb. I mentioned this in my ‘Lush Haul’ blog post, so don’t forget to check that! 

              This bomb is called ‘Oh My! Pie!’ And was £3.95 🍂🍊🍁🎃

              It smells SO lovely. It has hints of pumpkin & cinnamon although this is quite subtle. The main scent is sweet vanilla, so good! 

              Here it goes …

              When it fizzes it looks really cool as the face of the pumpkin is really prominent, it’s a bit spooky 🎃

              This doesn’t create as much bubbles as the bath bars but leaves a lovely vibrant orange colour to the water and it smells great.

              (Excuse my bathroom floor & the paint brush that you can see in this picture, we are currently doing some home decor)

              I love how seasonal this is and I will definatly be looking out for more of Lush’s seasonal products from now on, roll on Christmas!  

              Any bath isn’t complete without a good book to read as you relax and soak. I am currently reading ‘Sleepless in Manhattan’ By Sarah Morgan. 

              It’s such an easy read and I was pleased to find out that there are more books that follow the same characters in a sort of series.

              I love the New York setting too, it’s really cool. 🗽🌇🌉

              Here’s the blurb just to give you a little insight…

              ‘Cool, calm and competent, events planner Paige Walker loves a challenge. But when she loses the job she loves, Paige must face her biggest challenge of all – going it alone. 

              Except launching her own events company is nothing compared to hiding her crush on Jake Romano – her brother best friend, one of New Yorkshire most eligible bachelors… and the only man who’s ever broken her heart.

              When Jane offers Paige’s fledgling company a big chance, the ever present chemistry between them starts giving her Sleepless nights. But could Paige be the girl to make the man who trusts no-one take a chance on forever! 

              There’s no better way to start the day 👌

              Until next time,

              Roseanne 🙂

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              Lush Haul 🛀

              I’ve been waiting until I’ve had a chance to have a nice long bath before doing this blog post so that I could show you the bath bombs in action. 

              So here goes! 

              First up, the Dragon egg bath bomb.

              ‘Feel ready to soar’      £3.75

              This is the one that I used in my bath this morning, it’s really cool. 

              On the outside it is white but once it goes into the water it fizzes and the centre of the Dragons egg is revealed…

              This bath bomb contains lemon, jasmine and it has popping candy in too! (Don’t eat it thought 😛)

              Next up is my favourite Lush bath bomb, The Comforter. ‘Berry yourself under a fruity blanket’      £4.95

              I’ve mentioned this one before because I love it! I always pick this one up when I’m in Lush, it comes from their bubble bar slice range. It’s so lovely, berry yourself in the fruity aromas 🍓🍒🍎🍋🍑

              I also went for the Honey Bee. ‘Take the sting out’      £3.50 

              This contains honey, sweet wild orange and aloe Vera. This one is quite sweet & summery.

              This is the Rose Jam Bubbleroon. ‘For a rosier mood and softer skin’       £3.95     

              It’s a Pink-tastic, glittery macaroon shaped bomb with a rose design on top.

              It’s so pretty. This one contains Rose oil, coconut oil, shea butter & lemon oil.

              I also picked up a seasonal bath bomb…

                                          🍊🍂🍁🎃 

              This Pumpkin one is so cute and smells divine!  ‘Oh my! Pie!’     £3.95

              I was drawn to it when I saw it as I’m loving autumnal things at the moment but when I saw it had cinnamon in it I wasn’t sure. Cinnamon is a scent I’m not really into at all but once I smelt it I changed my mind.

              It’s scent is pumpkin (of course!) Sweet vanilla & cinnamon (as mentioned) I think the cinnamon is very subtle and the main smell is the sweet vanilla which I love. 

              And finally…

              I picked up their Ocean salt face and body scrub. ‘Scrub and soften’  I got the 120ml pot which retails at £8.50. 

              I also used this in my bath this morning. It makes your skin feel so soft & fresh.

              The scrub has lashings of fine sea salt to scrub and clean, organic limes to brighten and avocado butter to soften the skin.

              I love this and would definatly recommend this alongside their bath bombs for a proper pamper!

              Let me know what your favorite Lush products are or any that you would recommend 👍

              Until next time,

              Roseanne 🙂

               

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              HUGE Make up Haul💄

              Recently I have been on a couple of spending sprees and this is the result…

              🙈😍💄

              I’m going to list the products I bought by the brand, including prices and pictures!

              REVOLUTION 

              • Revolution focus & Fix in the shade ‘Light-Medium’ £2.50

              This primer makes the application and stay of your eyeshadow fantastic, I’d definatly recommend it 👌

              • Revolution blush palette ‘Blush goddess’ £6.00

              Here’s a swatch of some of the colours.

              This palette has some lovely pale pinks & irredescent shades to add a lovely shimmer.

              • Revolution blush palette ‘Blush queen’ £6.00

              Here’s a swatch of some of the colours.

              This palette has lots of lovely different pinky shades from light to bright 💟

              • Revolution Pro fix Oil Control Fixing Spray £5.00

              This is fab for making your make up last longer 👍

              • Revolution Bronze Shimmer Highlight £4

              • Revolution Focus & Fix eyebrow kit in the shade ‘medium’ £2.50

              This set comes with 3 different tones and a brow gel.

              BOURJOIS

              • Bourjois Paris blusher, shade no 74 ‘Rose Ambre’ £7.99

              • Bourjois Rouge edition Velvet in shade no 10 ‘Don’t pink of it’ Shade no 11 ‘So Hap’pink’ & Shade no 12 ‘Beau Brum’ £8.99 each.

              The top swatch is shade no 9, the middle swatch is shade no 10 & the bottom swatch is Shade no 11.

              • Bourjois radiance reveal concealor in the shade ‘Ivory’ £7.99

              I chose this shade because I watched one of Zoella’s blogs where she recommended this for brightening  under the eyes and suggested getting a lighter shade than you would usually use on other areas of your face.

              MAYBELLINE 

              • Maybelline colour tattoo 24 he creme eyeshadow in the shade 65 ‘Pink gold’ £4.99

              • Maybelline brow satin in the shade ‘Medium brown’ £5.99

              This is the best brow product that I have found so far 👌 The pencil is great for shaping & the sponged end fills in really well.

              MAC

              • MAC matte lipstick in the shades ‘Pink Plaid’ (top) & ‘Please Me’ (bottom) Both retail at £15 although I got my Pink Plaid from duty free so it cost me £12.50

              Here is a swatch of the colours! The top swatch is Pink plaid & the bottom swatch is Please Me. 

              CHARLOTTE TILBURY

              • Colour chameleon eyeshadow pencil in the shade ‘Champagne diamonds’ £19

              I chose this shade as it is designed for people with blue eyes, to make them stand out. This is great for applying all over the lid & crease of the eye.

              Here is a swatch of the colour ‘Champagne diamonds 

              • Charlotte Tilbury legendary lashes £25

              This was actually a free sample when I brought the Colour chameleon, I thought if include it though as it’s a nice size bottle. I’ve included the price you would pay for a full size bottle online.

              ZOELLA

              • Zoella Blissful Mistful Fragranced Body Mist £8

              This is from Zoellas original collection and smells so lovely.  

              • Zoella make up bag £8

              This is also from Zoellas original collection & is really cute. It says ‘these are a few of my favourite things’ on the front & different things that Zoella likes on the back it’s a lovely dark peachy coral colour. 

              BARRY M

              • Barry M lip oils ‘Coco Loco’ & ‘ Berry Good’ £4.99 each 

              I actually got these after watching one of Zoella’s videos. She was talking about the Claines lip oils that she uses & that these were a good dupe for that brand.

              SLEEK

              • Sleek Make up creme contour kit in shade ‘Light’ £10.99

              This kit comes highly recommended (which is why I bought it) and is a really high quality. I havnt really tried contouring much but this set comes with six different shades & a little leaflet to help you apply the appropriate colour the each area of the face.

              COLLECTION 

              • Collection lasting perfection concealor £4.19

              This also comes highly recommended and is a very good high street product. It’s affordable and brilliant quality.

              URBAN DECAY

              • Urban decay travel brush set £11.99

              These are great for carrying around in your make up bag & for avoiding filling it to the brim 👍

              Right, that’s all of it! The total cost of this haul ( not including lashes that were a sample) is *drum roll*  £179.58 🙈🙊💷

              I hope you’ve enjoyed this blog post. Let me know if you’ve used any products, how did you get on with them. 

              If you have any recommendations let me know too 🙂

              until next,

              Roseanne 🙂 

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